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A file marked 'Mrs F. Hemans & Family' and 'Felicia Hemans very early poems & letters &c. J. R. Hughes Wrexham (?) 1925'. Some of the papers are dated 1838, whereas Felicia Hemans dec. 1835, but there are one or two poems (? copies) by Felicia Hemans, and there is also a letter written from Bronwhilfa, May 7 1816, to Miss [Harriett] Browne at Bodlon[deb], Conway, containing first some light verse probably by [Felicia Hemans] - the signature has been cut away - then a letter from F. D. Browne to her daughter, and lastly a note from 'Goody' to Harriett.

A file marked 'Rev. W. H. Owen St Asaph. Letters found in Album with Felicia Hemans and family's letters', with a note in pencil by J. R. Hughes, 1925, stating that Mrs W. H. Owen, Rhyllon, Kinmel, St Asaph, was a sister to Felicia Hemans. [Harriett Mary Browne (b. 1798) married (1) Thomas Lewis Hughes of St Asaph, and (2) the Rev. W. H[icks] Owen, Rhyllon. She dec. 1858 and was buried at Tremeirchion. See Yr Haul, 1858, p. 381.]. There are seven letters addressed to the Rev. W. H. Owen (together with the words of a comic song, 'The Jolly Cats') and one to Mrs W. H. Owen. The correspondents are W. Cleaver, John Jones, St Asaph Savings Bank, 1833, John Jones, Hope Foundry, Liverpool, 1837, R. Waldo Sibthorp, Ryde, 1841, and Jane M. Lloyd, Rhagatt [? 1858]. The letters from R. Waldo Sibthorp, four in number, are concerning a commission for labels (arch.) with texts on them.

A file of correspondence, etc. relating to Wrexham Borough Museum, 1924-5, when J. R. Hughes was Hon. Secretary of the Museum Committee, with lists of articles presented and on loan and one or two letters written in 1933. [A few other letters and papers found elsewhere in the collection have been inserted.].

A file of loose papers, including the syllabi of two courses of lectures given by J. R. Hughes at the Oxford House Educational Settlement, Risca, co. Mon., 1950-1 and 1951-2; copies of The Centre, the magazine (duplicated) of Oxford House Educational Settlement, Vol. II, Nos 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 1950-1; particulars (duplicated) of two exhibitions arranged by the County Records Office, County Hall, Cardiff, 1949-50; a number of engravings, etc. probably taken from books; letters to J. R. Hughes from various correspondents, 1950; and certificates (5) awarded to J. R. Hughes in Board of Education examinations, 1906-7.

A folder marked 'Pererindod 1959' containing correspondence, etc. relating to the Quaker Holiday Pilgrimage to Wales and the Border Country, 30 May-7 June 1959, with the impressions of some of the Friends who joined in the Pilgrimage.

A foolscap-size notebook containing the library and book account of Cardiff (Society of Friends) Meeting House, 1943-4 (by Cecil (?) Sharman), with a profit and loss account, 1944-5, at the reverse end, and also transcripts by J. R. Hughes, (?) 1956, of extracts (abstracted) from co. Mer. Quarter Sessions Rolls, 1733-1753. Loose papers include a plan (copy) of houses for Ben Thomas & Co. [at] Pen-y-Dre, Rhiwbina.

A foolscap-size notebook marked 'Archaeology Lectures at Risca, 1950-51-52', containing notes by J. R. Hughes, largely in pencil. There are a few later entries on local history (concerning Plas y Pentre, Trefor, Llangollen, and Eglwys Fach, Gogledd Ceredigion, etc.). At the reverse end are some notes on Col. John Jones, the Regicide. There are also a number of loose papers and cuttings.

A handbook of medicines, their preparation, application, and dosage, written about the middle of the nineteenth century. The name 'F. W. Dunne' occurs inside the back cover, but there are no details of authorship. The vol. contains a few small illustrations of plants in colour.

A journal (?copy) of a voyage from London to Capetown, 1831-2, on board the barque 'Science' of Scarbro [sic] bound for Hobart's Town [Tasmania]. The writer of the journal states 'We have received letters from Lord Goderich to the Secretaries of the Australian Colonies, sanctioning their granting us leave to visit the Convicts remaining under the special care of Government'. A note in pencil by J. R. Hughes in 1953 reads 'Voyage to Africa & Australia by James (?) Backhouse of York in the service of Friends (Quakers). Given to me by Mrs Mabel Backhouse (84) Caer Tegla Arthog Merioneth'. (A James Backhouse, 1794-1869, is described as 'minister of Society of Friends 1824; missionary to Australia and South Africa, 1831-41'. See Frederic Boase, Modern English Biography, vol. 1, p. 120.). Incomplete.

A kind of album belonging at one time perhaps to a Mrs Bayley, containing a 'Catalogue Raisonnee [sic] of Family Mottos' [of various dukes and earls, each motto accompanied by a satirical comment in verse] (2pp.), and miscellaneous items mainly of verse, some in the form of press-cuttings pasted into the vol. The cuttings include a copy of the ballad containing the story of Gelert's grave at Beddgelert by [William Robert Spencer], a speech by Mr [Charles James] Fox containing a tribute to the late Duke of Bedford, an obituary notice also concerning Francis Russell, fifth Duke of Bedford (dec. 1802), and an extract from a speech by [Richard Watson], bishop of Landaff in the House of Lords on the motion of the Duke of Bedford, [27 Jan. 1795].

A large vol. marked 'Llen Gwerin' containing press-cuttings, some relating to 'Llen Gwerin Morgannwg'. Only about one quarter of the book has been used.

A Letter from E. Mary Lilford, Lilford Hall, [Oundle], to 'Dearest Granny', Lady Affleck, 33 South Street, Park Lane, London, mentioning the fire [at the old Houses of Parliament] and the Poor Laws.

A List of return of electors in the commune of Sinsin in the district (arrondissement) of Dinant in the province of Namur, France. According to a note in pencil by J. R. Hughes, 1957, it relates to the family of J. (?) Lundrat Williams's mother.

A loose-leaf clip file containing references to the Quakers, arranged in alphabetical order. The list of the names of 'Glamorgan Friends 1650 [1654] - 1900 (MFW 1950)' is taken from the University of Wales MA Thesis by Margaret Fay Williams, 1950, on 'The Society of Friends in Glamorgan, 1650 - 1900'. There are a number of letters and loose papers, including a booklet by David Jones of Swansea, The Quakers of Swansea and Neath (Caxton Press, Swansea, [1936]), with a letter from the author, a note by J. R. Hughes, 1946, on 'Historic Quaker Spots - Milford Haven (Aber Daugleddau)', and a typewritten schedule of deeds and documents belonging to the South Division of Wales Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, [1933].

A loose-leaf memo book containing notes by J. R. Hughes on Bangor ('y dref a'r plwyf a'r gymdogaeth - nodiadau hanesyddol'). There are also some loose papers, including letters.

A MS vol. written for the most part towards the end of the eighteenth century, containing proofs of and reasons for various theological tenets, supported by scriptural references. On pp. 492 - 530 is 'A List of the Principal Errors, which have Troubled the Christian Church, especially since the Reformation; & an Index of Part of the Scriptures which refute the same'. The list is not altogether complete and the numbering suggests that some items have been left out. Then follows an index to the contents of the vol., and at the end are some notes added during the earlier part of the nineteenth century, partly in shorthand. In a pencil note J. R. Hughes states that the vol. was bought at Newport Market, 1936: 'Origin not known Author not known.'.

A Notebook containing a record of the prices paid and the names of purchasers at a sale at Cileurych [Llansantffraid Glyndyfrdwy], the property of John Hughes. (Written almost entirely in pencil.).